Broadcasting (July - Dec 1941)

ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AUGUST 23 TO AUGUST 29 INCLUSIVE Decisions ... AUGUST 23 MISCELLANEOUS— W8XAD, Rochester, granted extension temp. auth. 42.6 mc 1 kw FM to 10-28-41; WGST. Atlanta, renewal rehearing moved to Washington 93-41 and ordered re-examination of issue ; WOWO, Fort Wayne, granted extension temp. auth. to 9-21-41 ; KFJM, Grand Forks. N. D., and Dalton LeiVIasurier, Grand Forks, hearing continued to 9-8-41 on renewal application and modification, with LeMasurier application to operate KFJM; WIBG, Glenside, Pa., granted continuance hearing on renewal to 9-26-41 ; WAPI, Birmingham, granted continuance hearing to 10-9-41 ; NEW, Herald Pub. Co., and NEW, Dorman Schaeffer, Klamath Falls, Ore., continued hearing to 9-15-41 ; NEW, American Legion Dept. of Hawaii, Honolulu, denied change location of hearing ; WJPR Greenville. Miss., granted amendment to 1420 kc 1-5 kw, application removed from hearing docket ; KDRO, Sedalia, Mo., granted motion dismiss without prejudice application new station 800 kc 1 kw D ; WEEU, Reading, Pa., hearing continued to 10-3-41. AUGUST 25 MISCELLANEOUS — W41MM, Gordon Gray, Winston-Salem, N. C, granted temporary authority FM commercially 44.1 mc 3,000 watts 11-15-41 to 12-14-41 pending completion construction. AUGUST 28 MISCELLANEOUS — WGST. Atlanta, granted continuance renewal hearing ; W53H, Hartford, granted modification CP FM station to 1.036.400 population, 45.3 mc 6,100 sq. miles ; W47C, Chicago, granted modification CP FM re transmitter, antenna. AUGUST 29 MISCELLANEOUS — WENY, Elmira, N. Y., granted withdrawal without prejudice application 590 kc 1 kw unl. directional ; KFNF, Shenandoah, la., granted postponement renewal hearing to 10-7-41 ; NEW, Greater Houston Broadcasting Co.! Huston, hearing continued to 10-13-41 ; WHB, Kansas City, granted leave intervene hearing on Park Cities Broadcasting Corp., Dallas, application. Applications . . . AUGUST 26 WIBW, Topeka— CP change transmitter, increase to 5 kw 10 kw D directional N & D. NEW, Fred C. Morgan, Harrison Eiteljorg, Roger A. Beane d/b Hoosier Broadcasting Co., Indianapolis— CP 810 kc 250 w D. AUGUST 27 WCNW, Brooklyn — CP new transmitter etc., amended to 1 kw 1190 kc ltd. WNBF, Binghamton, N. Y. — CP new transmitter, directional N, increase to 5 kw, change to 1200 kc, amended to 1290 kc. WALB, Albany, Ga.— Modification CP change antenna asking change to 1530 kc 10 kw directional N, new transmitter, contingent WCKY change to 640 kc. WIRE, Indianapolis— CP change to 1190 kc 50 kw, new transmitter, change directional (asks WOWO facilities). NEW, Oak Park Realty & Amusement Co., Chicago— CP 47.9 mc 5,030,510 pop 10,800 sa. miles. KTRB, Modesto. Cal.— Modification CP 860 kc 1 kw D or unl. if directional is approved, asking new transmitter, directional N 1 kw unl. KOKO, La Junta, Col.— CP increase to 250 w, new transmitter. Tentative Calendar . . . WGST, Atlanta — License renewal (Sept. 3). KFNF, Shenandoah, la. — License renewal (Sept. 5). KPAC, Port Arthur, Tex.— Modification license to 1120 kc 1 kw unl. directional N (Sept. 15). NEW, Herald Publishing Co., Klamath Falls, Ore.; NEW, Dorman Shaeffer, Klamath Falls — CPs 1400 kc 250 w unl. (Sept. 15, consolidated). NEW, Frequency Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn— CP 620 kc 500 w D (Oct. 3). WEEU, Reading, Pa.— CP 850 kc 1 kw unl. directional N (Oct. 3). WAPI, Birmingham— CP 1070 kc 50 kw unl directional (Oct. 9). WGNY Using 1 kw. V/GNY, Newburg, N. Y., last Monday started operation with power increased from 250 to 1,000' watts on 1220 kc. Along with increased power, the station was authorized by the FCC to sv/itch back to its former 1220 kc. assignment. WGNY maintains studios in Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, with remote facilities in MiddletoAvn. Harold W. Cassill, executive manager of WGNY, announces appointment of Headley-Reed Co. as exclusive national representatives of the station. W47P Makes Debut W47P, first FM station in Pittsburgh, took the air Aug. 29 with a special broadcast from the Allegheny County Fair. The broadcast was heard simultaneously on the affiliated WWSW. The station is licensed to use the 44.7 mc. frequency with power up to 3,000 watts, covering a listening area of 8,400 square miles. It duplicates most programs heard on WWSW and originates two hours of exclusive shows daily. New GE Plant PLANS for the erection of an additional building on the site of its present Schenectady factory have been announced by General Electric Co. for the manufacture of industrial and radio tubes. A single story section will provide 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space while an adjoining two story section will have 15,000 square feet for office work. DISCS FOR JUNGLEERS NBC Supplies Artillerymen With Entertainment ACA-WORC Contract AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSN. has signed a one-year contract with WORC, Worcester, covering the station's seven technicians and calling for a 7% wage increase with further increases provided for should rising costs of living make tliem necessary, the union reports. Oral argument to be heard on petitions to amend chain broadcasting rules (Sept. 12, 10 a.m.). KVOA, Tucson, Ariz., seeking CP 590 kc 1 kw unl. directional : KGGM, Albuquerque, N. M., seeking CP 590 kc 5 kw unl., directional N; KVSF, Santa Fe, seeking CP 1260 kc 1 kw unl. (Oct. 21, consolidated hearing). TO MEET the entertainment needs of 30,000 soldiers stationed at 200 anti-aircraft positions in the Panama Canal, Lloyd C. Egner, NBC vice-president and manager of the radio recording division, has sent some 2,000 records and transcriptions for the canal military stations. Packed in smash-proof cases, the records have been shipped via Army transport and will be broadcast by PCAN and PCAC, pride of the "Jarman Jungleers". Some 200 receivers have been sent to the jungle posts, according to Sergeant Clay Doster. The Jungleers have named Mr. Egner a Jungle-Mudder, First Class. Similar award was given Gertrude Lawrence, who made a series of records especially for the Jungleers. NBC will stage a two-way broadcast with Panama Sept. 11, 8:30-9 p.m., on the Blue, with Sergeant Doster, NBC President Niles Trammell, Mr. Egner, Miss Lawrence and others participating. CHIEF RIDES RANGE from 30 to 15,000 cycles, with uniform frequency response "And Western Electric 2 3 C gives big build-up, too," says Chief Engineer. "Total gain 96 db. Complete audio system, factory-wired and tested. "Here is Speech Input plenty simple to install, operate, maintain. Rush scout to get full story from Graybar Electric." THREE AIRMEN lost in a plane on the night of Aug. 24 were saved from possible death when they got off the course in a Douglas A-20 bomber during a storm. Enroute from Madison, Wis., to Louisville, they sighted the WEBQ tower atop the Harrisbui'g National Bank. It is 204 feet high and lighted the entire way with a red neon tube. Harrisburg residents lighted the airport with their auto headlights and the plane landed safely. D. H. Carpenter Named To Head WHEB Sales WITH appointment of David H. Carpenter, formerly of WCMI, Ashland, Ky., as commercial manager, WHEB, Portsmouth, N. H., has completed a staff reorganization. Lana Robertson, new to radio and formerly in New England newspaper work, has been named Dover representative of WHEB. The staff, as announced by General Manager Bert Georges, who also manages WRLC, Toccoa, Ga., includes Gordon Kinney, formerly of WJLS, Beckley, W. Va., program director; Martin Gunther, business manager; William Robinson, chief engineer; Bill Bradley, continuity and publicity; Katherhine Hussey, bookkeeper; Winslow Bettinson, news editor; Bill Waters, talent director; Ruby MacQuatters, director of women's programs; Keith Boss, announcer; Antonio Vaccaro, engineer; James Wicks, studio custodian; Elizabeth Jones, stenographer. Western Electric Markey Heads WNBH APPOINTMENT of Raymond D. Markey as commercial manager of WNBH, New Bedford, Mass., was announced last Tuesday by Hugh R. Norman, general manager of the station. Mr. Mai-key entered radio in 1932 at WNBH, and later was on the commercial staff of WTHT, Hartford, Conn. Page 52 • September 1, 1941 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising